1983 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 1983 Southland Conference tournament was held at the Beaumont Athletic Complex in Beaumont, Texas The tournament was the conference's first. won the six team tournament. McNeese State's season ended with the tournament championship as the Cowgirls were not one of the eight teams selected to the compete in the 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format
The tournament was a 6 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. North and South Zone division winners, and  respectively, received byes in first round competition.

Tournament
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